Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India
This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from India. The results support that rural electrification helps to reduce time allocated to fuel...
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okr-10986-93282021-04-23T14:02:45Z Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India Khandker, Shahidur R. Samad, Hussain A. Ali, Rubaba Barnes, Douglas F. ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ADULT EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATE FUELS APPLIANCE OWNERSHIP APPROACH AVAILABILITY BASIC FUEL BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BULK TARIFFS CARBON EMISSIONS CHARCOAL COMMERCIAL FUELS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS COVERS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC PUMPS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY POLICY ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY USERS ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGIES ENERGY USE FAMINE FARM INCOME FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD ITEMS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUEL FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GENERATION GRID ELECTRICITY GROUNDWATER HEATING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER STATIONS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME GROWTH INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES IRRIGATION KEROSENE KEROSENE CONSUMPTION KEROSENE LAMPS LAND ASSETS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MACHINERY MONTHLY CONSUMPTION NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC NONFARM INCOME PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR LIVING POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PRESSURE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PUMPS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIFE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL VILLAGES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TELEVISION TOOLS TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRANSMISSION UTILITY USE OF ELECTRICITY USE OF ENERGY VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION WELFARE INDICATORS This paper applies an econometric analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits of rural electrification using rich household survey data from India. The results support that rural electrification helps to reduce time allocated to fuelwood collection by household members and increases time allocated to studying by boys and girls. Rural electrification also increases the labor supply of men and women, schooling of boys and girls, and household per capita income and expenditure. Electrification also helps reduce poverty. But the larger share of benefits accrues to wealthier rural households, with poorer ones having more limited use of electricity. The analysis also shows that restricted supply of electricity, due to frequent power outages, negatively affects both household electricity connection and its consumption, thereby reducing the expected benefits of rural electrification. 2012-06-29T19:25:28Z 2012-06-29T19:25:28Z 2012-06 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16391428/benefits-most-rural-electrification-evidence-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6095 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research |
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ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ADULT EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATE FUELS APPLIANCE OWNERSHIP APPROACH AVAILABILITY BASIC FUEL BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BULK TARIFFS CARBON EMISSIONS CHARCOAL COMMERCIAL FUELS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS COVERS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC PUMPS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY POLICY ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY USERS ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGIES ENERGY USE FAMINE FARM INCOME FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD ITEMS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUEL FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GENERATION GRID ELECTRICITY GROUNDWATER HEATING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER STATIONS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME GROWTH INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES IRRIGATION KEROSENE KEROSENE CONSUMPTION KEROSENE LAMPS LAND ASSETS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MACHINERY MONTHLY CONSUMPTION NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC NONFARM INCOME PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR LIVING POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PRESSURE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PUMPS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIFE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL VILLAGES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TELEVISION TOOLS TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRANSMISSION UTILITY USE OF ELECTRICITY USE OF ENERGY VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION WELFARE INDICATORS |
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ACCESS TO ELECTRICITY ADULT EDUCATION AGRICULTURAL LAND AGRICULTURAL YIELDS AIR POLLUTION ALTERNATE FUELS APPLIANCE OWNERSHIP APPROACH AVAILABILITY BASIC FUEL BENEFITS OF ELECTRIFICATION BETTER ACCESS TO INFORMATION BIOMASS BIOMASS FUELS BULK TARIFFS CARBON EMISSIONS CHARCOAL COMMERCIAL FUELS CONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS COVERS DEMAND FOR ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTIONAL EFFECTS ELECTRIC APPLIANCES ELECTRIC LIGHTING ELECTRIC PUMPS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY ACCESS ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION ELECTRICITY DEMAND ELECTRICITY GENERATION ELECTRICITY POLICY ELECTRICITY SERVICE ELECTRICITY SERVICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRICITY USE ELECTRICITY USERS ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAMS EMPLOYMENT ENERGY EXPENDITURE ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY SECTOR MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE ENERGY SERVICES ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY STRATEGIES ENERGY USE FAMINE FARM INCOME FOOD EXPENDITURE FOOD ITEMS FOOD-FOR-WORK FUEL FUEL USE FUELS FUELWOOD GENERATION GRID ELECTRICITY GROUNDWATER HEATING HOUSEHOLD ACCESS HOUSEHOLD CHORES HOUSEHOLD CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION HOUSEHOLD ENERGY HOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE HOUSEHOLD HEAD HOUSEHOLD INCOME HOUSEHOLD PER CAPITA INCOME HOUSEHOLD SIZE HOUSEHOLD SURVEY HOUSEHOLD WELFARE HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL ENDOWMENTS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYDRO POWER HYDRO POWER STATIONS INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME GROWTH INCOME-GENERATING ACTIVITIES IRRIGATION KEROSENE KEROSENE CONSUMPTION KEROSENE LAMPS LAND ASSETS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS MACHINERY MONTHLY CONSUMPTION NATIONAL RURAL ELECTRIC NONFARM INCOME PETROLEUM PETROLEUM GAS POOR POOR COMMUNITIES POOR LIVING POVERTY ALLEVIATION POVERTY INCIDENCE POVERTY INDICATORS POVERTY LINE POVERTY REDUCTION POWER PRESSURE PRICE OF ELECTRICITY PRIMARY ENERGY PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE PUMPS RURAL RURAL AREAS RURAL DEVELOPMENT RURAL ELECTRIC RURAL ELECTRICITY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM RURAL HOUSEHOLD RURAL HOUSEHOLDS RURAL LIFE RURAL PEOPLE RURAL POPULATION RURAL REGIONS RURAL VILLAGES SOCIAL PROGRAMS SUPPLY OF ELECTRICITY TELEVISION TOOLS TRADITIONAL BIOMASS TRANSMISSION UTILITY USE OF ELECTRICITY USE OF ENERGY VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION WELFARE INDICATORS Khandker, Shahidur R. Samad, Hussain A. Ali, Rubaba Barnes, Douglas F. Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
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Policy Research Working Paper; No. 6095 |
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This paper applies an econometric
analysis to estimate the average and distribution benefits
of rural electrification using rich household survey data
from India. The results support that rural electrification
helps to reduce time allocated to fuelwood collection by
household members and increases time allocated to studying
by boys and girls. Rural electrification also increases the
labor supply of men and women, schooling of boys and girls,
and household per capita income and expenditure.
Electrification also helps reduce poverty. But the larger
share of benefits accrues to wealthier rural households,
with poorer ones having more limited use of electricity. The
analysis also shows that restricted supply of electricity,
due to frequent power outages, negatively affects both
household electricity connection and its consumption,
thereby reducing the expected benefits of rural electrification. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
| author |
Khandker, Shahidur R. Samad, Hussain A. Ali, Rubaba Barnes, Douglas F. |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. Samad, Hussain A. Ali, Rubaba Barnes, Douglas F. |
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Khandker, Shahidur R. |
| title |
Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
| title_short |
Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
| title_full |
Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
| title_fullStr |
Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
| title_full_unstemmed |
Who Benefits Most from Rural Electrification? Evidence in India |
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who benefits most from rural electrification? evidence in india |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/06/16391428/benefits-most-rural-electrification-evidence-india http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9328 |
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